The SENTINEL-3 SLSTR User Guide provides a high level description of the available instrument modes and products. It also provides an introduction to relevant application areas, information on data distribution, product formatting and software tools available from ESA.

For an in-depth description of the mission's products and algorithms, and details of the SLSTR instrument and its performance, refer to the SENTINEL-3 SLSTR Technical Guide. The detailed information available in the Technical Guide is focused upon users such as academics and industrial software engineers who have previous experience of similar EO missions, and in-depth experience of data manipulation and management.